COVID-19 Response Fund for Western PA

Connecting small businesses to capital when it is needed most.

Our patient loans help small businesses in western Pennsylvania stay resilient.

Bridgeway’s COVID-19 Response Fund makes flexible financing available to help small businesses manage business disruptions, sustain vital services, and capture recovery opportunities. The loan program is designed to help businesses under 50 employees that are experiencing negative economic impacts in industries hit hard by the pandemic.

  • Food, accommodation, and recreation
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Construction, contracting, and transportation
  • Childcare

Access to flexible financing combined with free technical assistance from our Entrepreneurship Hub helps ensure small businesses have the support they need to navigate changing market conditions and stay resilient.

Common Questions and Answers

What do we offer?

  • Flexible repayment terms with no payment required for 3 months
  • Low-interest rates at 4%
  • Loans from $5,000 up to $50,000, not to exceed 50% of three months of operating expenses

Who is eligible?

  • Small businesses under 50 employees and with less than $500,000 in annual revenue that are
  • Owned by individuals with net-worth less than $100,000
  • Minority-, woman-, immigrant- or veteran-owned businesses, or
  • Businesses that serve economically distressed neighborhoods in urban and rural western Pennsylvania

Where do we work?

  • Bridgeway’s COVID-19 Response Fund is for small businesses located in western Pennsylvania
  • Bridgeway serves 15 counties in western Pennsylvania from our three offices located in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Uniontown
  • We work in the following counties; Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Indiana, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland

Connect With Our Lending Team

Marc Kennedy
Managing Director of Lending

412.201.2450 x128

Shawn Thomas
Entrepreneur Lending Director

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Reid Smith
Director of Uniontown Office

412.930.0511

Aaron Aldrich
Growth Loan Officer

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Michael Dunmire
Growth Loan Officer

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Eddie Vargo
Real Estate Loan Officer

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“Practically overnight we lost our revenues. All our catering was canceled. Bridgeway was able to work with us and suspend payments for 3 months. It's a big deal and helped us sustain services while we adapt."

Jennifer Flanagan, Executive Director, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh Read Her Story

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